Transcript: New Jersey Skirts Affordable Housing Law

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STEVE INSKEEP
NPR Morning Edition
01-02-2008
New Jersey Skirts Affordable Housing Law

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Time 11:00-12:00 PM

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No matter if you rent or own, the state of New Jersey is one of the most expensive places in this country to live. Every town in the Garden State is supposed to build affordable housing for its residents, but not all do. Instead, some of the state's wealthiest areas pay poor cities to take on their affordable housing obligations.

This arrangement is legal, but some lawmakers want to change that, as Joel Rose reports.

JOEL ROSE: Hopewell Township - population 18,000 is where the suburbs of Trenton end and the rolling hills of ...

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